A brand new HPs remix album ‘Rewind Re-versioned’ out Dec 5

Hallelujah Picassos announce a brand new remix album ‘Rewind Re-versioned’. It’s a version excursion, riddim-wise styles.

We are releasing a special remix album with 15 remixes of the same song, all in wildly different flavours. ​Why? That sounds insane.

Last year was the 30th anniversary of Hallelujah Picassos’ single ‘Rewind’ being released. The song quickly became hugely popular with fans and student radio, and was a highlight of our live sets, sung by our drummer Bobbylon from behind the kit.

We’re doing it to remind everyone what a magnificent singer Bob was. He passed away in 2018 and we want to do this project to honour him and his legacy.

We’re going to include a handful of remixes from a wide range of folks who have been active since the time we released it, along with the original version.

Remixers who are involved include Christoph El Truento, Amamelia, Stinky Jim (Unitone Hifi), Sola Rosa, Daniel Maneto, Surly, Timmy Schumacher, Evan Short (Kiljoy, ex Concord Dawn), Mike Hodgson (Misled Convoy, Pitch Black) Joost Langeveld (Subware), and Rachel D.

‘Rewind Re-versioned’ is coming out December 5, 2025 on a limited run of CDs and cassettes, and digital. All formats come with a booklet with photos and tales of Bobbylon from some of the remixers and friends of the band.

​Preorder it on cassette or CD from Flying Out.

We will be having a launch event at Flying Out on Dec 5, from 4pm to 6pm, with DJs and pals to celebrate the release.

Watch the original music video for Rewind, recut to the mighty Christoph El Truento's remix:

All Systems Go - new single coming.

Here is the latest release by Hallelujah Picassos, called All Systems Go. The title has two meanings but is not a double entendre, and sees the band swimming in a cacophony of polyphonic bliss, with a vocal battle chant "All Systems Go".

Slamming and drifting, through a banging riddim, crunchy keyboards that is the latest HP offering to the Euterpe, the muse of music, and for the public on Bandcamp.

We’ve made a music video for the song, shot and edited by band member Drew McCormack in glorious black and white, with animations by Roland Rorschach.

Hallelujah Picassos are part of the awesome lineup of bands playing ‘ToneFest’, returning for the third year at Whammy on Nov 1st, 2025. Starts early with an all ages show from 4pm, followed by 8pm show (R18).

Tone Exchange presents Tone Fest 2025, at Whammy Bar

all ages 4 - 7pm
4.14 Text To Speech
4.45 Steel Wool
5.15 Crying Ivy
5.45 Sprawl
6.15 Snuffer

R18 8pm - midnight
8.15 Hallelujah Picassos
8.45 Oxsun Ox
9.15 O/Pus
9.45 Preacher
10.15 Cootie Cuties
10.45 Grym Rhymney
11.15 New Telepathics

Hallelujah Picassos release new single with a uptempo dancehall feel

Here is this year's second release by the Picassos, Bring The Joy, out 8 Nov 2024. An uplifting melody evoking hints of Jamaican Dancehall, and a sprinkle of dub dust thrown in, thus the HPs stay adjacent and true, while Roland and the fellow HPs chant back and forth, in parts, throughout.

We’re slowly heading towards another album in the future, with each release. The Dutch word JammerPot is used, meaning ‘complainer; in English, and is a play on words.

Hallelujah Picassos are part of the amazing lineup of bands playing ‘ToneFest’, returning for the second year at Whammy on Nov 16th, 2024. Tickets from UTR.

Hallelujah Picassos release new single with a wobbly dub vibe

Kiss The Smiling Electric Buddha is this year's first tune by the HPs and it's a heavy hitter, with a sonic crunch sprinkle.

Building further inroads in the genre adjacent HP mythos that the band writes with their music. Roland continues his esoteric and cryptic mantra, whilst around, behind and Infront, underneath, Peter, Darryn and Drew spin and weave a heavy rhythmic and melodic tapestry of a Stereophonic Alternate Universe.

It draws one in and one is grabbed, drifting with the aural current into the mystic maelstrom thru the HP landscape. Expanding their Oeuvre, song by song.

New single ‘Tax The Rich’ drops ahead of Tone Exchange Fest at Whammy

Tax The Rich reflects a particular zeitgeist that seems to run through a certain part of the NZ /Aotearoa populace. The lyrics in this case are straightforward on top of pulsing bass, haunted rhythm that flows throughout, and accompanying mesmerising keyboards.

Hallelujah Picassos are now firmly entrenched in their Alt Sound System Ensemble setup and are very comfortable with it. They have left their 90s iteration well behind and this reincarnation, it seems, will be present for a long while to come.

Catch them live at Tone Exchange Fest later this month. It's a celebration of artists who rehearse and record at our collective studio 'Tone Exchange' in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland. 

Happening at Whammy Bar and Whammy Backroom on September 23 2023. Bands include King Ketchup, Ripship, Loud Ghost, Nuggiez, Pumice and more. More details at Under The Radar.

New single Jelly Inna Jar

Hallelujah Picassos are starting their year with the release of a new song 'Jelly Inna Jar' and a few live shows.

‘Jelly Inna Jar’ belongs in the lyrical esoteric field as Picassos’ song 'Peanut Butter', and like the aforementioned is a communal sing-along song.

Hallelujah Picassos will be joining Auckland cult outfit The Pet Rocks, who are reuniting after two decades for two shows as they celebrate the arrival of their unreleased album.

The Pet Rocks are marking 25 years since they completed their unreleased album PR Nightmare (finally seeing the light of day this March thru 1:12 Records).

The Pet Rocks, Hallelujah Picassos, and Warm Leather are playing at Whammy Backroom in Auckland on Friday 31st March and at the Yot Club in Raglan on Saturday 7 April.

Two gigs, two! Count em.

‘90s postmodern rockers reunite for first NZ shows in 23 years at Auckland’s Whammy Backroom and Raglan’s Yot Club in March / April 2023

The Pet Rocks, the ‘90s era postmodern rock band are returning for their first Aotearoa shows since 2000. The band are reuniting to mark 25 years since the completion of their unreleased album PR Nightmare (Out March 2023 through 1:12 Records). 

The band will headline Whammy Bar on Friday 31st March and Raglans Yot Club on Saturday April 8th (Easter Saturday) alongside Tāmaki Makaurau heroes Hallelujah Picassos, Andrew Tolley’s motorik music machine Warm Leather and Dirtbag Dj's 

Founding member Nick Kreisler (vocals / guitar) will be joined by ‘90s members Steven Shaw (bass), Kim Martinengo (drums) and Dominic Blaazer (electric piano, synthesizer). 

“Guitarist Simon Sampson is the only member we couldn’t pull in. He lives in London these days, so unfortunately, he can’t join us. We have recruited Aaron Wood (Grande Cobra, Los Hories) who is a close friend and will totally bring the guitar heat” Kreisler explained.

New single Brothers and Sisters out, Matariki gig coming....

Here is the second song to be released this year by alt/indie cult band Hallelujah Picassos, titled "Brothers and Sisters (there’s more than blood that binds us)".

It was inspired by the research of Ralph and Coop of USC Dornsife that shows that all people living now share a common ancestor that only lived about 100-150 generations ago (or 3,400 years).

It's a smoking cauldron of thumping ritual and hypno vox invocation, conjuring and celebrating the brotherhood, the sisterhood, the people hood, in menacing times like these.

We'll be playing it next Friday June 24 at the amazing 1:12 Records Matariki event at Whammy Bar, which is FREE!

released June 17, 2022

Hallelujah, it’s a glorious new single

 

Alt/indie cult band Hallelujah Picassos are pleased to present their latest addition to their enigmatic oeuvre. It's a composition titled ‘Glorious Hallelujah (a Hymn for a Secular Congregation)’.

This single marks the recording debut for newest member Drew McCormack (The Nuggiez), who has been part of our live show for the past couple of years.

With Hallelujah in their band name and having done a song with the last half of their HPs name (BSPC) aka' Picasso Core', 'Glorious Hallelujah' becomes it's natural companion track, adding further Spiritual Mysticism to HPs mythic chronicles and narrative milieu, showing their aesthetic depth.

Thus we have Roland the Arcane Esoteric Priest, and Harmonic Druids Peter, Darren and Drew enticing the listener to join in and sing along with this work.

This is the first song since their album ‘Voices of Exuberant Hellhounds’ (1:12 Records) from 2019 and the start of the next phase for the band, with more releases scheduled for this year.

Released on Friday March 4th 2022, for Bandcamp Friday.

Find it at https://hallelujahpicassos.bandcamp.com

1:12 xmas party, Picassos on early!

It's been a crazy year... Lets show 2020 who's boss!

14 bands, 2 stages, 1 room! What could go wrong?!

Featuring... Dick Move, Magic Factory, DHDFD's, Warm leather, Tooms, Thee Golden Geese, Sin City, King Ketchup, Hallelujah Picassos, Labretta Suede and the Motel 6, The Cathulus, Memory Foam, Water, X-ray Fiends

Hey Y'all, here's the running list for Fri 18th!
2 stages, 1 room, no gaps!
8pm Hallelujah Picassos
8:20 Sin City
8:40 Thee Golden Geese
9pm Cthulus
9:20 X Ray Fiends
9:40 Warm Leather
10pm King Ketchup
10:20 Tooms
10:40 DHDFD's
11pm Water
11:20 Dick Move
11:40 Memory Foam
12pm Magic Factory
12.20 Labretta Suede and the Motel 6
This is gonna be killa!

Tickets numbers limited to 120 @ $25, from Under The Radar